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Indigenous Pacific voices call for full protection of the Pacific Remote Islands

Indigenous Pacific voices call for full protection of the Pacific Remote Islands

Three Indigenous leaders from Oceania share why we must fully protect the Pacific Remote Islands, a place of cultural significance that contains some of the world’s last wild and healthy ecosystems. Their stories reflect why this special area holds deep value, not only for the livelihoods and culture of Pacific Islanders but also for identity and survival. 

Photo of reef in PRI Marine National Monument

Lessons for ocean advocates from the Pacific Remote Islands Coalition

The journey of the Pacific Remote Islands (PRI) Coalition is an approach worth exploring for those working on ocean conservation and management across the world. In what might seem like an endless journey of protection measures the group is currently supporting a nomination process to establish a National Marine Sanctuary that would overlay the boundary of the PRI Marine National Monument (and in a few locations, expand it), which already encompasses approximately 1,282,533 square kilometers (495,189 square miles) of some of the most pristine tropical marine environments in the world.

William J. Aila, Jr. and Jonee Peters join Spotlight Hawaii

William J. Aila, Jr. and Jonee Peters join Spotlight Hawaii

William J. Aila, Jr. and Jonee Peters joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show on April 26, 2023 and answered viewer questions about the Pacific Remote Islands. This series shines a spotlight on issues affecting the Hawaiian Islands. …

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